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For over three decades, Metal Hammer has brought the biggest and the best in the world of metal each and every single month. From exclusive interviews with the biggest bands in our game to celebrating the rise of the new artists taking our genre into its next chapter, we represent heavy music in all its many forms, offering world class features, unbiased reviews and special looks inside the scenes no one else will talk about. Be it heavy metal, punk, hardcore, grunge, alternative, goth, industrial, djent or the stuff so bizarre it defies classification, you'll find it all here and backed by the best writers and photographers in our game. If you like heavy music on any level, welcome to your new favourite magazine.

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FREAKS UNLEASHED • Two legendary bands. Two icons that defined a generation of misfits. Here’s what happened when we united Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Korn’s Jonathan Davis to talk fame, friendship, and facing your demons

AFTER LIFE • Following the dissolution of his lifelong band Him, Ville Valo faced an identity crisis. In January, we found out how he became reborn for a new era

LIGHTS OUT • Ville Valo reveals the dark secrets behind Neon Noir

“LIFE IS SHORT. TIME IS NOT ENDLESS” • From the pandemic to her recent cancer surgery, the last few years have been a rollercoaster for Nightwish’s Floor Jansen. In February, she opened up to us on her brand-new chapter

FLOOR SHOW • The life and times of Floor Jansen

TARJA TURUNEN • Symphonic metal’s original queen reflects on Nightwish, recovering from illness, and why she’s making a fresh start

INTO THE METAL VERSE • This year, Babymetal returned with a wild new concept album. But what did it all mean? And were we getting a third member? We flew to Tokyo for answers

BABYMETAL X SABATON • Cake! Tacos! Potatoes! Su and Moa answered some questions from their 2023 UK tourmates, Sabaton

ASHANTI MUTINTA BACKXWASH • The trap metal pioneer talks horror movies, dream collabs and history’s greatest trilogies

THE NORSE CODE • Sabaton went and conquered their own island! Well, kinda. As their mission to conquer Europe continued, we went to Gotland to find out what the hell was going on

SABATON X BABYMETAL • Ahead of touring together in Europe, frontman Joakim and bassist Pär fielded BM’s questions

JUSTINE JONES EMPLOYED TO SERVE • Their screamer-in-chief talks record labels, TikTok and playing massive arenas

THE BLACKER ALBUM • Written during the pandemic and anchored by some of James Hetfield’s darkest lyrics, 72 Seasons saw Metallica clawing for a way out of the shadows. We found out if they made it

THE UNDILUTED STORY OF ONE OF ROCK’S MOST ICONIC BANDS • Covering every album, every line-up, every controversy and every story, this is the ultimate guide to MCR. From the Attic Demos and The Black Parade to reunions and rivalries, this book has it all.

“IT’S ABOUT MUSIC MOVING YOU” • Your guide to every track on 72 Seasons

THE BAND THAT MADE METAL A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH • With behind the scenes interviews, trace the remarkable story of how Metallica changed the world, from their beginnings as San Francisco thrashers to their current status as the world’s biggest metal band.

MOST. METAL. EVER. • Metallica have long been strict about doing soundtracks. So how did Master Of Puppets end up on Stranger Things?

XENOYR NE OBLIVISCARIS • The Australian prog metal maverick talks bushfires, snake attacks and being boycotted by elitists

“HYBRID THEORY WASN’T AN ACCIDENT” • After the runaway success of 2000’s Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park had something to prove. Could Meteora live up to the hype of the most successful debut of the 21st century?

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